A SriLankan flight from Colombo developed a technical snag while landing at the international airport in Chennai, but the pilot brought it down safely with no harm to the 122 passengers on board, Indian media reported.

A future United National Party (UNP) government will set up a special institution similar to the University Grants Commission (UGC) to regulate the private universities, UNP parliamentarian Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today.

Public Management Reforms Minister Navin Dissanayake yesterday rejected the claims that he would crossover to the United National Party (UNP) leaving the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government.

Road safety awareness programme to educate school children was held in Mahawa, Kurunegala this morning. It was organised by the Mahawa police together with Colombo traffic police. Pix by Sanjeewani Ariyaratne

Darrell Hair, the umpire who famously no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan in a Test match, says cricket's crackdown on illegal bowling actions has come 20 years too late, leaving the game with "a generation of chuckers.”

Sri Lanka Cricket Coach Romesh Kaluwitharana who was in Hambantota with the team for a four-day test match against the West Indies was airlifted to Colombo in an Air Force chopper after suffering from a sudden cardiac ailment.

Three Sri Lankans aged 28, 34 and 38 were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) departure lounge this morning while attempting to smuggle out foreign currency worth Rs.22,106,331 concealed in their rectum.

The main opposition UNP yesterday said it was not prepared to accept any form of a new devolution system other than the existing provincial council system and was ready to adopt a balanced foreign policy in developing ties with China, India and the W

With the commissioning of the train service to Jaffna, the Railways Department  has introduced a revised train timetable for the northern sector starting from Mount Lavinia today.

In a move to boost cyber security, Sri Lanka reached an agreement with China to cooperate closely to face serious cyber threats and to share information on such threats in the future.

A Moratuwa University senior lecturer was yesterday remanded by Mount Lavinia Chief Magistrate Rangajeewa Wimalasena when produced in Court by the Colombo Crime Division for allegedly threatening External Affairs Monitoring MP Sajin Vaas Gunawarde

Sri Lanka still has ‘serious levels’ of hunger although the number of hungry people has declined with its score on the Global Hunger Index improving to the 39th position in 2014. Sri Lanka stood at the 43rd position on the Index last year

The All Ceylon Medical Officers Association (ACMOA) today staged a protest march from Colombo National Hospital to the University Grant Commission (UGC) urging the authorities to prevent Malabe private Medical University students from using the gov

The famous Bodhi tree- near Sanchi world heritage site in Madhya Pradesh, India - planted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa two years ago is dying and wilting, the Hindustan Times (HT) reported.

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a special leave petition filed by three-time former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa challenging the Karnataka High Court order refusing to suspend the execution of her sentence and grant of bail in a disproportionate

A man had his genitals chopped off and thrown into the street by an angry mob in India for allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman. It happened in Ganganagar in the north-western state of Rajasthan, in graphic scenes captured on video.

Political forces should come on a common platform to oppose the incumbent President from contesting the Presidential polls which was illegal, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said.

Former Miss Sri Lanka and Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been offered a lead role in a British film, The Definition of Fear.

Sri Lankan and Indonesian foreign ministers met in Jakarta on Monday and discussed ways to step up efforts in addressing human smuggling issue and boosting bilateral trade, which is targeted to reach one billion U.S. dollars next year.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen greeting the public gathered at the Jaffna railway station to welcome the Yal Devi train which reached Jaffna after 24 years. Pix by President’s Media

The Government should move towards scrapping the Executive Presidency without holding a Presidential Election, the United National Party (UNP) said today.

The one-time popular Yal Devi express train arrived in Jaffna a short while ago after 24 years, with President Mahinda Rajapaksa who boarded the train from Palai.

The Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has urged the Pakistan government to put automobiles and auto parts in the negative list of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka to safeguard Pakistani manufacturers against the entry

A month-long stand-off on the high seas involving the detention of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers on a Customs boat will be examined in the Australian High Court on Tuesday.

A section of Southern Expressway (E01) from Gelanigama to Dodangoda would be closed from today 11.00 pm to tomorrow 1.00 am due to the erection of gantries for sign boards, the Road Development Authority said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday warned the parents on a move by certain quarters to drag the school children into politics using social networking websites such as Facebook.

The Police Sergeant who was charged with an assault on a woman at the Ratnapura bus stand and was subsequently suspended had been reinstated with effect from today (October 12), the Police said. He had been posted to the Awissawella Police Station.

Kaduwela Municipal Council Mayor G.H. Buddhadasa has filed a lawsuit against National Freedom Front (NFF) Spokesman Mohammad Muzammil claiming Rs.100 million as damages for allegedly making a defamatory statement on the Mayor on May 22, 2014.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his away to Jaffna today visited Anuradhapura to seek blessings of the historic Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi. The President is expected to commission the Yarl Devi Express train service up to the Jaffna Railway Station tomorrow.

If attempts to create a separate state in Sri Lanka stopped, he would consider removing the Executive Presidential system, President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing a public gathering in Kilinochchi said today.